Carte de visite photographs taken from an album of J. K. Mentzer. The album may have been made by members of the Methodist Church in New Holland c. 1871 as a thank-you to Mr. Mentzer for selling them the land for their new church building. Only one photo in this group is identified.
Photograph- Elam E. Kling and wife Amanda Bair. Carte de visite.
Description
Elam E. Kling and wife Amanda Bair. Carte de visite.
Provenance
From an album of members of his parish at Salem Heller's Reformed Church in Upper Leacock Twp. , Zeltenreich Reformed Church in New Holland, and possibly a parish he served in McConnellsburg, PA.
Photograph- Unidentified family or friends of Ella Rohrer Efinger or her husband Philip Charles Efinger. Two Unidentified women standing in front of a brick farm house. Notation on back says "Aunt Mazie."
Photograph- Unidentified family or friends of Ella Rohrer Efinger or her husband Philip Charles Efinger. Two Unidentified women standing in front of a brick farm house. Notation on back says "Aunt Mazie."
Description
Unidentified family or friends of Ella Rohrer Efinger or her husband Philip Charles Efinger. Two Unidentified women standing in front of a brick farm house. Notation on back says "Aunt Mazie."
Ella Rohrer married Philip Charles Efinger circa 1920. Ella attended nursing school at Episcopal Hospital in Philadelphia, c. 1915. Philip served in World War 1 as an 2nd Lt. in Co. D, 56th Infantry, United States Army. Ella was a great-aunt of the donor, Richard Hauck.
Two carte de visite images glued to notebook paper. Photo at top is Lillie Moore, at bottom is Julia Moore. The two were sisters and teachers at the Mount Joy Soldiers' Orphans Home in the early 1870's. Their father, John Moore, was steward of the Mount Joy Soldiers' Orphans Home.
Provenance
From the Sixteeners information file in the LCHS Library.
